phillips singled and took off for 2B on the first pitch. throw was high, shift was on, so 3B was open. phillips kept running -- but wakefield ran over, got the throw, spun around and easily tagged him out.

I think that's how they skimp on having to pay employees: You 've got the main Buck/McCarver team, then another team, then singletons that team up with one of the team's color men, since they're in the city anyway.

Why wasn't Remy at the earlier games in 75? He was the regular 2B back then, as I recall. I sort of figured that's why he was doing the Fox thing since this is the Sox first return to Cincinnati since 75.

L, I assumed a stopover in Cleveland. Or an emergency landing since he was held up by weather.

Amy--yes, Remy has done a bunch of Fox games over the years. They often use one of the team's announcers in the regional Fox games. I think they've even done three-man booths, one main guy, and one each from the two teams. Then again, Brennaman's the Reds announcer anyway, right? So they didn't have to fly in any announcers at all for this one. I also wonder if, since Remy used to "work" for Fox, meaning being on the old Fox 25 games, if he somehow kept a contract with them so he's able to do these when they need him.

As far as remembering the span of a guy's career, the post-seasons help. I just think, Okay, Remy, was he in the '75 WS videos I've seen a million times? No. Was he in the '78 one-game playoff video I've seen a million times? Yes. Was he in the '86 WS videos I've seen a million times (and unfortunately remember all too well)? No. So, his tenure was late seventies to mid-eighties.

What I meant by that is the more you look up, the more stuff switches over to the "stuff you know" column...

"I think Remy was outside Fenway Park in 1975 selling t-shirts!"

Ha! I wish he'd give us a seat location so we could look for him on the DVD... did he actually say he was at game 6, or did he say all the games, or what? I kinda missed that story since I was typing...

What I meant by that is the more you look up, the more stuff switches over to the "stuff you know" column...

Right, that's what I thought you meant. For me, that happens exactly never.

When it comes to sports, I either know stuff by my own experience, or because I read a book about a player or a season. If I don't know it either of those two ways, and have to look it up, I never retain it.

"If I don't know it either of those two ways, and have to look it up, I never retain it."

That's true to a degree for me if you're talking specific numbers. But these sites tell so much more, that I gain a lot of info that I hold onto. Like, if I look up Babe Ruth's OBP from 1932, I'm not gonna remember it tomorrow because I don't really need to. But if I learn a more interesting thing about a player through those sites, or like a record they set, I'm more likely to remember.

I have heard that every single thing you've ever learned is stored in your mind, we're just not able to tap into it all. I like to think that's true--it's encouraging. Like, maybe I'll up and remember some really cool stuff!